02 April 2009
Pride of South Cotabato
Stop.
More indications of migration within the country-- a Pasay jeepney's mudguard. Citing your provenance on your jeep is pretty typical. This always gets me thinking-- how do we harness the multicultural nature of Metro Manila?
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